Celie is a poor black woman whose letters tell the story of 20 years of her life, beginning at age 14 when she is being abused and raped by her father and attempting to protect her sister from the same fate, and continuing over the course of her marriage to "Mister," a brutal man who terrorizes her. Celie eventually learns that her abusive husband has been keeping her sister's letters from her and the rage she feels, combined with an example of love and independence provided by her close friend Shug, pushes her finally toward an awakening of her creative and loving self.
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你眼睛里没有了男人,你才能看到一切。 男人腐蚀一切,莎格说。他坐在你的粮食箱上,待在你的脑子里、收音机里。他要让你以为他无所不在。你相信他无所不在的话,你就会以为他就是上帝。可他不是。
她们真宠她们的丈夫。你真该来看看她们是怎么奉承丈夫的。只要他做了一点点微不足道的事情,她们就赞不绝口,不断地给他们倒棕榈酒,拿甜食。难怪这里的男人都挺幼稚的。而幼稚的成人特别危险,尤其是在奥林卡,因为在这儿,丈夫对妻子有生杀权。如果他指责某个妻子是巫婆,或对他不贞,她就有可能被杀死。
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